Last month I made a batch of cream cheese with my usual home made cream cheese recipe ( click on link to read the post). I was planning on a cheese cake with it and I saw a chocolate cheese cake online. Sorry, I forgot where I saw it as…
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Zaatar Pull Apart Bread Recipe
I got a pack of Zaatar spice during our BM meet at Chennai, courtesy Priya. So what is zaatar? It is a middle eastern spice powder made with dried herbs such as oregano, thyme and marjoram, roasted sesame seeds, salt and sumac. Making it at home was difficult as…
Chocolate Pull Apart Bread Recipe
For the second day of pull apart bread series, I made a chocolate filled bread just for my daughter. Though she loves spicy breads, chocolate has a special place in her heart. And I didn’t want to miss it too. This was my second attempt at making a pull apart…
Sun-Shaped Pull Apart Bread with Spicy Filling
Sun-Shaped Pull Apart Bread There is something magical about breads. Right from mixing it to kneading, shaping, looking at it rise and then baking it to golden perfection, each step mesmerises me. If I were to choose between cakes and breads, I would choose bread every time. Pull apart breads…
Eggless Mango Upside Down Cake Recipe
I never ever let an occasion which needs a cake skip by. Whenever I have to visit someone, I happily make a cake for them. This time, it is my sister whom I was visiting. She got married recently and had been back to Madurai. I made this for the…
Mango Pull Apart Bread / Mango Monkey Bread
This month’s Bread Baker’s challenge host Mireille, who blogs at The Schizo Chef, chose the theme stone fruits. Any stone fruit like mangoes, plums, peaches, apricots or nectarines can be used to make bread. In Madurai, as we get only mangoes during this season, I opted to use mangoes in…
Baked Potato Rose
For the third day of potato recipes, I tried an artistic recipe which is so simple but looks beautiful. I saw this idea while searching for new potato recipes. The original one was baked in small bowls. I wanted to bake these in ramekins but as I used my peeler…
Twisted Cinnamon Coconut Wreath
I used to take part in Daring Baker’s challenges regularly but for some time, I have been away from it. And after a long time, I am here again with another Daring Baker’s Challenge. This month host Tandy Sinclair of Lavender and Lime suggested Twist bread. She gave the recipe…
Eggless Poppy Seeds Woven Roll
For the final day, here is one more shaped bread made from a picture from Pinterest. I love embroidery and I should say that my favourite type is the Kutch embroidery. It is complicated and most of them who learn struggle to understand the basic concept. I used to teach…
Twisted Rose Rolls
For the second day of shaped breads, here is one more easy to make but gorgeous looking dinner rolls. You can serve it as it is or with some veggies and soup on the side to make a filling meal. Do you remember my Twisted Knotted Rolls I posted two…